Prepare your abstract in word processing software such as MS Word, WordPerfect, or Open Office. Do not use presentation software such as PowerPoint.

The abstract should clearly outline the work that will be presented at the congress. Authors are encouraged to use the following subheads in structuring their abstracts:

• Background
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusions

Abstracts must be in English and contain a maximum of 1500 words. A data table may be included where required, but will count as 100 words against the 1500 word total. A maximum of 2 image files may also be included, but each image will count as 100 words against the 1500 word total.

The deadline for abstract submission is August 1st, 2008

The abstract must be submitted via E-mail to abstract(at)itocd.com. The subject of the E-Mail should be the title of the abstract. The E-Mail body text must  contain further detailed information about all authors of the abstract.

Necessary information for each author (E-Mail Body):

• Full academic title
• Full name
• Affiliation
• E-mail address

The submitting author will be notified of the review results.

PDF Attachment

The abstract itself must be attached to the E-Mail as a PDF - File. Please take a look at the example abstract, which you can download on ITOCD.com. There you can also find a Microsoft Word document, which can be used as a template for creating the PDF.
(Further instructions how to convert your Abstract to PDF are available below.)

Format of the PDF

The PDF must be in the A4 Format.
The Font-Family of the whole document must be: Arial

Each page must have the title of the abstract and the page number over the total number of pages displayed in the footer (e.g. Title of the abstract - 1 / 4).

Please take a look at the example abstract you can download here: Abstract Example

How to Convert your Document to PDF:

There are many ways to convert a document to PDF. When a PDF-converter (e.g. Adobe Acrobat, PrimoPDF) is installed, it basically works the same as a printer. Just print your document and choose the “PDF Printer”. The program will save your file as a PDF instead of sending it to the printer.

Some software (e.g. Adobe Illustrator) also allows you to directly save your document as a PDF. Just click “save as” and choose the file format to be PDF.

If you are using Microsoft Word 2007 there is a plug-in available which allows you to directly convert your Word document into PDF. You can download it under the following link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4d951911-3e7e-4ae6-b059-a2e79ed87041&displaylang=en

Primo PDF is open source software and can be downloaded at http://www.primopdf.com/